theouys / bootable-usb

Create a bootable USB drive from an ISO file, via Linux terminal. Written in dotnet core C#

Description

bootable-usb is a utility that will allow you to make a bootable USB drive from a ISO file, from a Linux terminal.

This program is written in C# dotnet core. Written by digimonster.co.za aka Theo Uys

You need dotnet runtime installed on your system and offcourse the zip file (bootable-usb.zip), a USB drive and an ISO file. That is it.

First, install dotnet runtime and then unzip the zip file and you're good to go.

Install dotnet runtime

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install dotnet-runtime-3.1

Unzip the binaries

Unzip the bootable-usb.zip file

How to Execute

Create a directory and unzip the file into it. then run it from that directory with root priviledges like this: sudo ./bootable-usb

Make sure you insert the USB drive into your system and make sure the system regocnizes it You will then be good to go.

Additional Info

This application starts up asking you to press enter. This will supply you a list of all the USB devices in your system. Make sure you select the correct USB drive and make sure it was inserted before pressing enter.

USB drives normally looks like this /dev/sdb Then select your ISO file. Then wait for the dd command to finish. That is it.